Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Cutest thing ever? I think yes! And the great news is you can make your own. Just imagine being able to proudly say you made them yourself when your friends exclaim how adorable they are and ask where they can get a pair! Put them with just about anything for a perfect Halloween accent.

1. Be Gentle With Me - The Boy Least Likely To
2. Last Nite - The Strokes
3. My Wandering Days Are Over - Belle and Sebastian
4. Heart of the Country - Paul McCartney and Wings
5. Not Evident - Dancers
6. I'd Rather Dance With You - Kings of Convenience
7. On The Radio - Regina Specktor
8. When They Fight, They Fight - Geneationals
9. Under Your Thumb - The Vaccines
10. Lack of Hight - Caroline Smith and the Goodnight-Sleeps
11. Everyday - Buddy Holly
12. Mr. Blue Sky - ELO
13. Never Ending Song of Love - Delaney & Bonnie
14. Heroes and Villains - The Beach Boys
15. Buttons - The Weeks
16. You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones
17. I Was Born (A Unicorn) - The Unicorns
18. All These Things That I've Done - The Killers
19. Pink Bullets - The Shins
20. If Not For My Glasses - Dear and the Headlights **
21. Sour Cherry - The Kills
22. Mother Nature's Son - The Beatles

okay, so i have a very very big band crush on these guys going on. i absolutely love nearly all of their songs with extreme passion and seriously can't stop putting their stuff on mixes. i still don't understand why, like, no one talks about them, their music is positively brilliant (not to mention super fun to dance to). plus, dear and the headlights? that's a pretty hard one to beat (i have this thing about awesome band names, okay?).

p.s. bi-weekly from now on, kay? not that it isn't that already, but now it's official :)

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

For that silly little month inbetween summer and autumn. Inspired by tire swings, the last of the fireflies, backpacks and pencils, taking walks to find the first hints of autumn color, welcomed cooler weather, pulling out all the warm sweaters and scarves in anticipation, bike rides and sleeping with the window cracked open just enough to let the cool air in.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Okay, so, to make up for all the weeks I've missed, I'm doing a double feature, Camera Obscura and Lulu and the Lampshades.

Scottish Indie-Pop band, Camera Obscura, has been being blasted out from my computer for a while now and been constantly on repeat. I truly can't get enough of their peppy tunes, especially this one song, French Navy. I love it.

and because you've just gotta listen to this one too:

As for Lulu and The Lampshades, well, I seroiusly have no idea why these guys haven't gotten more buzz, they are perfect. Seriously, I couldn't pick just one video. Their music is great and they are super super creative, not only in their music but with their videos too. Definitely worth a listen (or two!).

Monday, August 15, 2011

Some of you have probably already heard of Oh Land, the lovely Danish singer with the futuristic sound who's been catching so much buzz lately. I've been a fan for a while now but never so much as lately, ever since I watched a few of her videos she did with BigUglyYellow Couch. (I came to the conclusion that you haven't heard Oh Land until you've heard her live.) She has to be one of the most creative and experimental artists out there right now. And plus she's got one of the most lovely voice to match! Happy Music Monday!

Friday, August 5, 2011

Hey everybody and happy Friday! This week flew by like a blur for me, how about you? I hope the rest of the month doesn't follow suit, I was really enjoying the slower pace July went at. Oh well, it's all about what you do with your time I guess. Well, I hope you all have some freakin' awesome plans for the weekend, me, I'm just gonna go with the flow and try and do some fun stuff along the way. Meanwhile, it's link time...

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

“As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn’t supposed to ever let us down, probably will. You’ll have your heart broken and you’ll break others’ hearts. You’ll fight with your best friend or maybe even fall in love with them, and you’ll cry because time is flying by. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, forgive freely, and love like you’ve never been hurt. Life comes with no guarantees, no time outs, no second chances. You just have to live life to the fullest, tell someone what they mean to you and tell someone off, speak out, dance in the pouring rain, hold someone’s hand, comfort a friend, fall asleep watching the sun come up, stay up late, be a flirt, and smile until your face hurts. Don’t be afraid to take chances or fall in love and most of all, live in the moment because every second you spend angry or upset is a second of happiness you can never get back.” - Unknown

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Why have I not heard of these guys before? Ugh, so good. Of course I've always had a weak spot for Australian folk bands, but these guys are just so unique and new and fun! And I'm totally crushing on this video, pure perfection. Because who hasn't has a day when they just want to forget everything, dress up like an Indian and go chasing a buffalo? Okay, maybe that's just me, but it's still pretty awesome you got to admit. Some major creativity going on here.

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Hello lovely dears! And happy weekend. I hope you've got some spectacular plans. Me, I'm hoping to be just savoring the last moments of July this weekend. More watermelon, popsicles (that taste like jolly ranchers!), outdoor record playing and reading on the porch. Among other things. Meanwhile, the links...

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

I'm really digging the sounds of this LA band, Willoughby lately. So chill, so mellow and brilliantly written music. Plus the lead singer's voice is perfect, I'm in love! Oh yeah, and then there's this awesome creepy music video with monsters and igors and even some really pretty dresses and hats. Check out some of there other stuff here too, it's all great.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

"Everybody has a secret world inside of them. All of the people of the world, I mean everybody. No matter how dull and boring they are on the outside, inside them they’ve all got unimaginable, magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds. Not just one world. Hundreds of them. Thousands maybe." - Neil Gaiman, The Sandman

Monday, July 18, 2011

After reading Nylon's briliant interveiw with Florence Welch (pg. 144) the other day I have been listening to her music nonstop. I had forgotten how much I loved it! And her for that matter. And this song is pretty much garenteed to put you in a wonderful mood too!